what do you think about Saddam Hussein's verdict??

Question

Saddam loses death sentence appeal
Quote

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling that Saddam Hussein should hang for crimes against humanity, Iraq's national security adviser told Reuters.

Under the statute governing the Iraqi High Tribunal, the death sentence must be carried out within the next 30 days.

The former Iraqi leader and two former aides were sentenced to death in November for crimes against humanity over the killings of 148 Shi'ites from the town of Dujail after he escaped assassination there in 1982.

"The court just upheld the verdict and sentence," Iraq's national security adviser Mowaffaq al-Rubaie told Reuters.

[link to today.reuters.co.uk]

Answer 1

Well, it won't change anything on the ground. Indeed it will probably make things worse in Iraq.

I think it's ironic that we are going after Saddam, when the U.S. is the one who propped him up and gave him chemical weapons to begin with.

Answer 2

Its an interesting question. It strikes me an ironic that we have invaded Iraq and installed some kind of democracy in Iraq yet the death sentence, a punishment democratic countries don't have has been decided for Hussein. Its not very forward thinking of the Iraqi trial judge to conclude ths ie the judgement does not reflect the political change in Iraq it is more in line with Saddam Hussein's Iraq.
But this goes back to the age old debate at to whether capital punishment should be altogether abolished. Personally I feel it should be because who wants such a responsibility as to sentence a person to death and what if they are found to be innocent later on?
But Saddam Hussein is a unique case, for there are countless witness account of the evil acts he instructed and his death would mark a significant defeat to the "opposition".
But in world where human rights are so strongly defended I can't help but feel that his sentence suggests the archaic and perhaps inhumane mindset of the judge. The phrase "2 wrongs don't make a right comes to mind."
Furhermore its seems that his death is an easy way out for him. I would much rather see him in some jail until he dies so he can see an eventual positive rebirth of Iraq and its people and he can watch what he may deem his own failure everyday until he dies!

Answer 3

the call isn't marvelous in any respect. in spite of everything the atrocious issues he has executed, it grew to become into sure to return to this. I basically pray that he repents for each thing in the previous he's killed.

Answer 4

It is a good day for them. Yeah we could see a coup with someone just as bad taking over or they could elect someone just as bad. The point is that they have at least taken one thing into their hands this way.

Answer 5

It's disturbing. I'm not trying to defend him. He was a monster. But I find it hard to stomach that people want to punish cruelty with cruelty. Human nature disturbs me.